I Like Texas........

[justabeachbrat]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

justabeachbrat, was the cafe' by any chance Gil's Broiler??? I miss Manske Rolls! ( and my 19 year old metabolism)

Not really sure, names of places change....I was there in the fall of 2001 in San Marcos as part of a certificate program. So, it's been awhile. It was near the courthouse.

[SWTXBelle]

Gil's Broiler has been Gil's Broiler since my parents were there in 1960 - 64! It is near the courthouse, but I can see that the name might not imprint itself on your brain. Should you ever go back, you've got to have a yeasty, cinnamony, gooey Manske roll! Oh, they put Cinnabon to shame!

[macallan25]

Austin is the shit. Plain and Simple.

Hook Em.

[ForeverRoses]

The only time I have been to Texas is when I was stuck in the Dallas airport for 5 hours (delayed because of thunderstorms) with my then 19 month old son.

But I must say, the people working the counter were incredibly nice and even let me go into the flyers club room when my son got sleepy so he could nap somewhere quiet.

[Redraidergirl]

i love texas.
yaay!
i miss home... mesquite
since i am away at college....
still in texas tho... as you could prob. tell by the username. = ]

[TrojanWoman]

My dad is from Texas and I have lots of relatives there, but unfortunately, I have only been to the Houston airport during a layover.

However, I am heading to Austin in May for a bachelorette party and I am very excited to see my dad's home state! Hope I remember it!

Can we not muck up this thread with that HPRL nonsense? Whatever the fack that is?

[SWTXBelle]

I'm with you, wrecking crew.

[Elephant Walk]

Cory Morrow - Texas Time Traveling

Well close your eyes and dream with me
I'm goin on a trip through history
I wanna see some sights today
Yeah we'll go back when time was young
And you learned the trigger of a gun
Or you'd be six feet on your way
When the mountains closed the valley side
And rivers held the miners pride
It was the year of forty-nine
Well those days are now gone and dead
And I wish that I could see the lead
Flying from the cowboys iron
Chorus
I wanna go time travelin' through Texas you and me
I wanna go time travelin' through Texas you and me
I wanna be there, breathe the air and see all I can see
In my Texas time travelin' machine
The day goes on, the beats down
It bakes your skin to golden brown
Now your feelin like a king
We'll pull off along side the road
And see the land ol Jesse owned
And all the times he spent with me
Then along the skyline of the trees
We'll skinny dip within the stream
And we'll flash the passing cars
Then we'll jump into our Cadillac
The tracks of time will take us back
Back to the land off so far
Chorus
I wanna go time travelin' through Texas you and me
I wanna go time travelin' through Texas you and me
I wanna be there, breathe the air and see all I can see
In my Texas time travelin' machine
You've got to take a look around
And see this land before it drowns
Underneath the city streets
Geronimo he said it best
This is my land I will not rest
Until I'm dead or it's been freed
Chorus
I wanna go time travelin' through Texas you and me
I wanna go time travelin' through Texas you and me
I wanna be there, breathe the air and see all I can see-a

[TexasWSP]

I just don't think a bunch of 30,000$ millionaires, trendy clubs with lambos parked out front, fake breasted women, and euro-trash clothing are the makers of a "real" city.

I mean, was Dallas not always a "real" city? I'm not actually sure what that means, hahaha.

[TexasWSP]

Burnt Orange reminds me of God's glorious Texas sunset. Maroon reminds me of plums.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by wreckingcrew

Maybe it's because I'm an older guy (pushing the big 30 here soon), but I really dig me some 8.0's, Flying Saucer, Fox and the Hound and that sort. I've really toyed with the idea of getting one of those lofts downtown, I teach at a school that's only about 7 miles from there and just living it up.

As it turns out, my apartment is like 10 minutes from Billy Bob's and the Stockyards. So, Stockyards, Downtown, Camp Bowie are all within short driving range. Hulen's not even that far.

But thats me, I'm an older guy that went to HS in a town of 4,000. FW is all I need. PLus you don't have the Credit Card millionaires, gel-head metros, horrific drivers, and Mavs fans that you find in Dallas.

Kitso
KS 361 years Tim Duncan's been in the NBA, and he's owned the West every one of em!!

LOL @ the credit card millionaires. That is very true. I'm only 23, but I'm out of the "OOOOH, let's go partying every night!!" phase. Still, the FW scene just doesn't do it for me. I've traveled all over and have lived in some very large cities, so that's probably why I'm drawn to Dallas more.

Originally Posted by TexasWSP

Burnt Orange reminds me of God's glorious Texas sunset. Maroon reminds me of plums.

This is by far the best quote I've read on here in a while

Originally Posted by TexasWSP

Burnt Orange reminds me of God's glorious Texas sunset. Maroon reminds me of plums.

To each his own. I happen to like plums. A very under-rated fruit in my book. Not nearly the buzz of Grapefruit or Kiwi, but much tastier.

Kitso
KS 361 hours you'll spend on the crapper if you go overboard on the plums though.

[ComradesTrue]

Originally Posted by TexasWSP

Burnt Orange reminds me of God's glorious Texas sunset. Maroon reminds me of plums.

[SATX*APhi]

Kitso, is that you?! Whoa buddy! Glad to see you back around these streets.

I've been all over the state of Texas. I've been as north as Amarillo, as west as El Paso, as east as Beaumont, and as south as Brownsville. I have never been to the DFW area though. There really isn't anything that draws me to the area. That doesn't make me less of a Texas does it?

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